Rugby team news:With a place in next season's Heineken Cup still very much up for grabs, Connacht coach Michael Bradley has avoided tinkering with a winning team for Sunday's Magners League clash with Munster. The visitors, on the other hand, include three new caps in their starting line-up.
Bradley has made just one change from the Connacht side that overcame Bourgoin last weekend for the match at the Sportsground with Bernie Upton coming into the second row and Michael McCarthy reverting to the bench.
Elsewhere, it’s a case of as you were for the westerners as the province seek to catch Ulster in the Magners League table and guarantee a place at European rugby’s top table next year.
As it stands, Connacht trail Ulster, who travel to Glasgow this evening, by four points but do have a game in hand over Brian McLaughlin’s side.
Tony McGahan will blood three of Munster’s rising stars in the competition with wings Simon Zebo and Danny Barnes and outhalf Declan Cusack thrown into a new look backline.
All three have impressed in the British and Irish Cup campaign and with the likes of Doug Howlett and Ian Dowling joining a growing injury list, McGahan hands the youngsters their competitive debuts at this level.
Connacht v Munster
Sportsground, Sunday 5.05pm
Connacht: Gavin Duffy; Troy Nathan, Niva Ta'auso, Keith Matthews, Fionn Carr; Ian Keatley, Frank Murphy; Brett Wilkinson, Sean Cronin, Jamie Hagan; Michael Swift, Bernie Upton; John Muldoon (captain), Johnny O'Connor, George Naoupu. Replacements:Adrian Flavin, Ronan Loughney, Michael McCarthy, Mike McComish, Conor O'Loughlin, Miah Nikora, Aidan Wynne.
Munster:Scott Deasy; Simon Zebo, Tom Gleeson, Paul Warwick, Danny Barnes; Declan Cusack, Peter Stringer; Dave Ryan, Damien Varley, Tony Buckley; Mick O'Driscoll capt; Billy Holland; Nick Williams, Niall Ronan, James Coughlan. Replacements:Denis Fogarty, Julien Brugnaut, Dave Foley, Peter O'Mahoney, Conor Murray, Jeremy Manning, Sean Scanlon.